(Direct translation from Chinese version to English version)

 An open letter to the body of Christ within China and overseas

 According to the truth of bible and for the sake of the unity of the church, we hereby are willing to bear witness regarding brother Liu Zhenying (known in the West as Brother Yun, the author of “The Heavenly Man”), whom we have served together and known deeply over the years. He is faithful servant of God, and of humble and honest character.  Brother Liu has been called by the Lord since his youth, and has been serving The Only True God and the gospel with all of his heart and abilities, and he has also given his best for the beloved believers who are suffering in mainland China. Regarding the financial offerings from the saints, he has always conducted himself above board; never has he taken any offering for personal benefit.  Regarding his position in work, he does not indulge in self pride or self promotion, furthermore, he has never considered himself the only legal representative of Chinese house church, as some have claimed.

   Unfortunately, there is “someone” living in Hamburg, Germany, who keeps sending out accusations through the internet, email, letters, cassette tapes and CDs to discredit brother Yun’s reputation.  We have checked the accusations thoroughly and found the accusations to be false, baseless and a distortion of the true facts. In addition, certain persons being quoted in the accusations also deny having discredited brother Yun in anyway. They also expressed their unhappiness of being falsely used, out of context, and without their consent and by distortion of the true facts.  This matter is not merely concerning the reputation of an individual, it is also concerning the witness and unity of the kingdom of Christ, therefore, we just could not simply be a bystander, we are determined to object the false accusations with this open letter and to correct the misperception caused.  At the same time, we sincerely hope churches would verify the accusations thoroughly, and not fall into the trap of Satan who wants to destroy the progress of the work of gospel in Europe. Therefore, we have unanimously decided to write this open letter to the churches in China and overseas, to verify the facts, and support brother Yun’s work in various locations.  We want to call upon the saints from every corner of the world to heed the call to bring the gospel back to Jerusalem, while waiting upon our Lord’s glorious return.

 Signatories:

 Chen Chong Hui, Wei Gan Gao, Lin JianYing, Bao De Ning, Ding Xi Quan, Huang Shu Shen, Deng Xin Zhe, Huang Ai Min

 Europe Gospel Centre / Various Church Pastors & Co-workers

06-Jan-2005, at Paris France.